SPEC: AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 1GB CORSAIR 3200 MEMORY, ATI RADEON 9800SE AIW, Shuttle XPC SK21G
Hi All,
Yesterday I realised that, as I hardly game now, I would make my computer 300% smaller and 200% quieter by moving from my Thermaltake MASSIVE case into a nice portable Shuttle system. As I have got rid of my tele that was in the computer room I wanted to go dual display with my old 19" CRT.
What I wanted to do was use the Onboard VGA along with the ATI AGP card to do dual display although after reading this thread - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17624122&highlight=loud+fan it became obvious that it wasn’t possible....balls!
Also I found that my previous 'silent system' wasn’t being silent because of the fan on my ATI card! It’s loud! - compared to the power supply anyway. I thought it was simply the 7 fans on the case!
Basically what I’m asking is:
- Will adding a PCI graphics card for the other monitor allow me to have dual display (the bios gives the option of VGA AGP/Onboard or VGA PCI)
- If so what graphics card is a reasonable one to go for...don’t really want to spend too much.
- Is there a card without a fan or with a really quiet fan that I can get which supports dual display?
I rarely game...when I do its just Red Alert...so don’t need anything to amazing. I was looking at:
Sapphire X1300 256MB DDR AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-119-SP)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ATI_AGP_Graphics_Cards.html
Then getting this for my TV Needs:
Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T PCI Freeview TV Tuner (GX-024-HA)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/TV_Cards.html
Any comments much appreciated.
Thanks
Chris
p.s I have tried ATI Tool and ATI Tray Tools - both do not have fan control for the RADEON so I cant even turn the fan speed down to reduce the noise. I have tried unplugging it but it just gets too hot - especially with being in a shuttle!
Hi All,
Yesterday I realised that, as I hardly game now, I would make my computer 300% smaller and 200% quieter by moving from my Thermaltake MASSIVE case into a nice portable Shuttle system. As I have got rid of my tele that was in the computer room I wanted to go dual display with my old 19" CRT.
What I wanted to do was use the Onboard VGA along with the ATI AGP card to do dual display although after reading this thread - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17624122&highlight=loud+fan it became obvious that it wasn’t possible....balls!
Also I found that my previous 'silent system' wasn’t being silent because of the fan on my ATI card! It’s loud! - compared to the power supply anyway. I thought it was simply the 7 fans on the case!
Basically what I’m asking is:
- Will adding a PCI graphics card for the other monitor allow me to have dual display (the bios gives the option of VGA AGP/Onboard or VGA PCI)
- If so what graphics card is a reasonable one to go for...don’t really want to spend too much.
- Is there a card without a fan or with a really quiet fan that I can get which supports dual display?
I rarely game...when I do its just Red Alert...so don’t need anything to amazing. I was looking at:
Sapphire X1300 256MB DDR AVIVO TV-Out/DVI (AGP) - Retail (GX-119-SP)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ATI_AGP_Graphics_Cards.html
Then getting this for my TV Needs:
Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T PCI Freeview TV Tuner (GX-024-HA)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/TV_Cards.html
Any comments much appreciated.
Thanks
Chris
p.s I have tried ATI Tool and ATI Tray Tools - both do not have fan control for the RADEON so I cant even turn the fan speed down to reduce the noise. I have tried unplugging it but it just gets too hot - especially with being in a shuttle!
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